Sunday, September 22, 2013

Week of 22 September

Good Evening,

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Today we recognized Peace One Day, a worldwide day of recognition for peace around the world,  during advisory...students wore white, decorated lockers, listened to music....we did our best to "...imagine all the people..."



A few reminders and tidbits of information:
Handbook Highlights:
  • if your son/daughter is going to be absent from school, the person to contact is Ms. Rima Fanik, MS Assistant. ( rfanik@acsamman.edu.jo )
  • it is best if you can schedule appointments after school hours. Students attend classes every other day...if your son/daughter misses a class on Sunday, for example, they will not have that class again until Tuesday. It is often difficult for students to find the time during the course of a day to make up a quiz or class activity. 
Family Connection Chats:
Next month we will begin monthly parent information sessions on topics related to middle school students and issues related to being a parent of a middle school student. Our first chat will take place Oct 9 in the MPR beginning at 8:00 a.m. The topic will be "Balancing Screen Time" --we will share ideas and discuss ways to manage the amount of time students spend in front of their computer screens. We look forward to seeing you there.
Reminders:
  • Middle School Student Council (StuCo) will host their first event of the school year this Thursday. Their theme is "Peace in the Middle East" to extend our celebration of Peace One Day, a worldwide day of recognition.  StuCo reps ask your help in encouraging your son/daughter to attend. 
In an effort to continuously strive for good communication and keep parents informed of events, we are asking for your assistance in helping us develop a system for parents to acknowledge events taking place at ACS.  
We are striving  to utilize our online capacities, reduce our use of paper, and streamline the cumbersome task of collecting forms from students so we ask you to take a few moments to complete the  "acknowledgement of event" form listed below. 
Thank you for your help as we pilot ways of improving our communication systems. 

Request from Transportation:
Bus Pick-Up: Please have your children outside and ready to catch the bus no less than 5 minutes before their designated pick-up time.Buses will wait no more than 2 minutes from their designated pick-up time in order to keep to their schedule. If buses arrive early, they will wait until their designated pick-up times if your child is not ready.
This helps us keep the buses running on time. If each student is late even 2 minutes it is a total of 40 extra minutes. 
Thank you for your support.

Enjoy your evening, 

Rhonda Isley
MS Principal 
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